Mystery Shopping is no longer a mystery…

What is mystery shopping? How do you do it? How much do you make? Is it a scam? These are all questions that I have heard when I tell people about my mystery shopping assignments. So I’ll start with saying: it’s legit and I like doing it. If you are interested, here are some of […]

Can you Visit Orlando and not Spend a Fortune?

Why yes, yes you can… Our final family adventure of the Summer was taking our first trip to Orlando! No one in our family has been to Florida before and I got some pretty decent rates on airfare flying from Des Moines to Sanford (which is about 45 minutes Northeast of Orlando). FYI – it […]

Timeshares: Deal or No Deal?

I am not sure that everyone has had experience with timeshare companies or “vacation memberships”, so it is worth mentioning in my blog about family travel on a budget. Especially since you can get some pretty awesome deals if you are willing to sit through a timeshare presentation. I am about to unfold the secret […]

What can you expect here? (Not $5,000 vacations…)

So I spent the weekend looking around the internet to see if there are other websites offering tips for “affordable” family travel, and of course, there are TONS. However, one of the ones I saw talked about their trips to Tokyo and compared Disney locations around the world… please don’t expect to see that here. […]